Wow it is that time of the year when new things are growing from all the rain and such.

I want you all to show me just what you think "April Showers Bring...."!!

BEFORE POSTING ANY RENDERS PLZ READ THE RULES:

The Rules For This Months Freebie Challenge are:

1. A minimum of (5) Freebiesmust be included in your image along with Links to the freebies you have used. For an item to be considered free it must be offered as a freebie for the whole month. The exception to this rule is all Daz Bi-Weekly Freebies will be allowed throughout the entire month in which they are free as well as the month following their release as a freebie (For a total of 2 months). Also, if a freebie is broken down into multiple downloads/links/parts (IE like if the freebie is broken down into 3 zips etc...)it only counts as 1 freebie, not 3.
2. There will be a Maximum of 5 purchased items.
3. Base figures (All Gen 2,3,4, and Genesis 1,2,3) as well as their general morphs packs (Morphs++ and similar) do not count as a purchased item or a freebie and may be used as needed
4.Postwork is allowed but you MUST include a before and after Postwork versions of your entry in the Entry Thread.
5. All DAZ 3D Programs are allowed (IE Bryce, Carrara, Daz Studio and Hexagon) plus Poser for the contest.
6. All entries are subject to the Daz3D TOS Found Here: http://www.daz3d.com/terms-of-service ;
7. You may enter a Maximum of 4 Entries per month.
8. You may edit your entry as much as you like in the main thread but once it is posted to the "Entries" thread it may not be further modified. Also, if you edit or add things, be sure you update any links or freebie changes you make.This Freebie Challenge will end Monday April 30th @ 23:59 Daz time.

*Please Note: Please allow 7 days from the Announcement of the Winners to recive your prize*
If you have not recived your prize, or have any questions, plz contact (ME) Saphirewild in a PM here on the forums or e-mail me at [email protected]

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Rons Sampler Brushes suds brushes used to make a mask for a geometry shell, steam brush used in postwork

Skyset 001 (HDRI lighting, supplemented with a meshlight and a spotlight)

All elements in this picture are free.

The shower jet is a simple cone shape with water drops drawn on it. I did two renders, one with and one without the shower cone, so I could paint out the parts where water would be jetting out from her chin and body.

I couldn't find a freebie shower rack anywhere, so I made one from primitives. It's probably not good enough for really close-up work, but in case it's useful to anyone I've attached a zipped OBJ version in the main thread. Just import it (using DAZ settings) and apply the chrome shader of your choice.

Suds were made with lots and lots of sphere primitives. I tweaked a few materials here and there, and added a Spotlight to the light system. All done within Daz Studio. No post work except for the watermark.

5. Iray Rain by KindredArts Rain and puddle system which worked spectacularly with the HDRI's from the resourse listed above, but some HDRI's are better than others for this.

No Count:
G3F (Uber Iray Base conversion with settings tweaked slightly by me)
G3M (Uber Iray Base conversion with settings tweaked slightly by me)
Water Drops modeled by me in Anim8or (shader applied from OoT water asset above)
Uber Iray Shader (applied to both characters and umbrella)
Primitive Cylinder (used to patch the place in the umbrella where the ribs did not come together at central pole)
Primitive Plane (used to create lighting enhancement using Uber Iray Base shader with settings tweaked by me)

As I write this rain is pouring down but this April we've had the sunniest and warmest spring day ever recorded, it felt like summer. Rain followed by a sunny day or two is perfect for the flowers and the plants to grow, birds and butterflies start looking for a partner... Well, anyway, here's a 'picture' of that day to make you forget about the rain, m'kay?

The story:

"Sun is shinin' in the sky, There ain't a cloud in sight, It's stopped rainin', Everybody's in a play, And don't you know, It's a beautiful new day hey hey hey..." Eddie (an excellent pitcher) was listening to the song in his head while waiting for his mate for some practice when all of a sudden this beautiful girl passes by. Eddie just had to check her, she's stunning pretty! Unfortunately he could not see that she was feeling a little uncomfortable by that, yet still she was flattered by the attention. It's that time of year...

Hey! I had no idea. Sorry I missed this. I was expecting the news to come out later. I just now saw this. Congratulations to the top winners. Thank you for validating my vision. There were a lot of nice works in here for the month. I apologize for not being in here before now to congratulate the others.